Chile vs Thailand: Life expectancy
Chile
79.38 years
in 2020
Thailand
79.27 years
in 2020
Chile rank
30th
Thailand rank
32nd
Life expectancy over time
- Chile
- Thailand
How they compare
Chile currently reports 79.38 years against 79.27 years in Thailand, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Thailand ahead.
Chile ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 32nd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 12 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 27.3 years | 25 years | 2.3 years | Chile |
| 1900s | 29.21 years | 25 years | 4.21 years | Chile |
| 1910s | 31.9 years | 27.5 years | 4.4 years | Chile |
| 1920s | 34.28 years | 32.5 years | 1.78 years | Chile |
| 1930s | 38.9 years | 39.3 years | 0.4 years | Thailand |
| 1950s | 55.5 years | 48.9 years | 6.6 years | Chile |
| 1960s | 59.34 years | 54.12 years | 5.22 years | Chile |
| 1970s | 65.4 years | 59.5 years | 5.9 years | Chile |
| 1980s | 71.7 years | 67.45 years | 4.25 years | Chile |
| 1990s | 73.59 years | 70.7 years | 2.9 years | Chile |
| 2000s | 77.44 years | 73.07 years | 4.37 years | Chile |
| 2010s | 79.12 years | 76.92 years | 2.2 years | Chile |
| 2020s | 79.38 years | 79.27 years | 0.103 years | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Chile or Thailand?
- Chile, at 79.38 years against 79.27 years in Thailand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Chile and Thailand?
- 0.11 years, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Thailand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Chile and Thailand rank globally for life expectancy?
- Chile ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 32nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.